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Blogging in the Adult Education Classroom

A Defense for Innovation. Blogging in the Adult Education Classroom. Introduction. Points of Discussion. Need for technology What is Blogging? Innovation Diffusion Benefits-Students. Benefits-Instructors Implementation. A Need for Technology in the Classroom.

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Blogging in the Adult Education Classroom

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  1. A Defense for Innovation Blogging in the Adult Education Classroom

  2. Introduction

  3. Points of Discussion • Need for technology • What is Blogging? • Innovation Diffusion • Benefits-Students. • Benefits-Instructors • Implementation

  4. A Need for Technology in the Classroom Learners need to experience technology Awareness is not enough Real world experience Hands-on learning Blogging Technology is redefining education

  5. What is Blogging? • Communication • Technical/Creative • Popular • Wong, & Hew (2010) • “Knowledge Log”

  6. Development of Blogging Everett Rogers (2003) • Need- To open broader forms of communication • Intended Market • General Public • Students • Instructors • Potential Roadblocks • Availability • Resources • User Confidence

  7. Commercialization • The idea materializes into product • Key transactions that commercialized blogging • Pyra develops Blogger then Google purchases site • Google allows the selling of ads to blogs • MySpace Launches • WebLog Inc. is purchased by AOL • Larger corporations back blogging financially

  8. Innovation Diffusion • Knowledge • Persuasion • Decision • Implementation • Confirmation

  9. A Timeline of Blogging Adoption Rate of Adoption Adoption Decision process Innovation Timeline 1994- First Weblogs: Links.Net , Open Diary 1997- Jorn Barger presents term Weblog 1998-Open Diary is used to publish journals 1999-Weblog becomes Blog (Peter Merholz) 1999- Pitas (weblog tool) and Blogger are launched 2002-Technorati-blog search engine launched 2003- Google buys Blogger, My Space is Launched 2007-technorati reports 112 million blogs in use

  10. Attributes of Blogging • Compatibility • Observability

  11. Early Adopters and Laggards • Innovators • Claudio Pinhanez • Brian Lucas • Jorn Barger • Peter Merholz • Justin Hall • Early Adopters • Pitas • Pyra • Gizmodo • Google • Laggards in Blogging Adoption • The Field of Education • Resistant • Why? • Solution

  12. Through this model of decentralized diffusion (Rogers,2003), blogging can be easily adopted. Implementation Instructors are the change agents Experimentation Peer Support

  13. We have reached Critical Mass Time to Adopt • Critical mass is reached when 10-20% of individuals in a system adopt an innovation (Rogers,2003). • Adoption cannot be stopped • Time to get on board 10-20% Adoption (Rogers, 2003. p. 344.)

  14. Encourage and Support The Champion Role Failure to Adopt Need for Technology In the classroom Blogging can Meet that need

  15. Advantages of Blogging Teachers • Easy • Flexible • Enhance Learning • Free • Content Friendly • Accessible • Engaging Students • Easy • Creative • Accessible • Tech Skills • Community • Interactive • Beyond the Classroom Now is the time… …to enter the age of technology

  16. Links for more information about Blogging Article from McGraw Hill • http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47 Instructions on how to set up a class blog • http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogideas1.cfm Site with more resources and links on blogging creation and use in the classroom • http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791566/Blogging Free blog creation site geared for students and teachers • http://edublogs.org/ Example of a blog I created • http://michaelkirsch.blogspot.com/ Google owned blog site • http://blogger.com Timeline links • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17421022 • http://nymag.com/news/media/15971/

  17. References • Anderson, T. (2008).Towards a theory of online learning. In The theory and practice of online learning. Anderson, T. (Ed). Edmonton, AB: AU Press. • Deed, C., & Edwards, A., (2010). Using social networks in learning and teaching higher education: An Australian case study. International Journal of Knowledge Society Research. (1)(2). Retrieved on November 18th 2010 from IGI Global at http://www.igi-global.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/Gateway/EData. • Palloff, R., & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass • Rogers, E., (2003). Diffusion of innovations. New York, NY: Free Press. • Utecht, J. (2007, April). Blogs Aren't the Enemy. Technology & Learning. pp. 32-34. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. on December 12th, 2010. • Utecht, J. (2007). Creators in the Classroom. Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools, 184. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. on December 14th 2010. • Wong, R., & Hew, K. (2010). The impact of blogging and scaffolding on primary school pupils’ narrative writing: A case study. International Journal of Web-based learning and Teaching Technologies. (5)(2). Retrieved from IGI Global at http://www.igi-global.comezp.waldenulibrary.org/Gateway/EDatabaseTools/DatabaseSearch/SearchResults.aspx.

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